Kathmandu, April 4 -- The Tulsipur High Court on Friday sent former home minister and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane to custody in a cooperative fraud case.

The Butwal bench of the High Court Tulsipur has issued an order to remand the Lamichhane to custody, overturning the decision of the District Court of Rupandehi.

A joint bench of judges Ramesh Dhakal and Swikriti Parajuli issued an order. The bench upheld the decision of the district court to send former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and ex-director of Gorkha Media Network, Chhabilal Joshi, to judicial custody.

The district court on January 26 had released Lamichhane on a bail of Rs10 million on the condition that he appear on the scheduled dates. Lamichhane ...